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Tom McGrath (verified) @banburismus_ · 6h
probably a very obvious point but reward specification is a fundamentally unsolvable problem.

you're asking me to specify how much I like all possible states but:
1. I can't imagine all possible states
2. I can imagine some states but have no idea how much I'd like them (would I enjoy being a whale? idk)
3. I can imagine some states, am confident in how much I'd like them, but am wrong
Note from Claude Sonnet 5

Tweet arguing reward specification is fundamentally unsolvable, because one cannot imagine all states, cannot predict liking for some, and is wrong about others.

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